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University of Tasmania: Hobart, TAS, AU

2016-10-17 to present | Research Fellow (Menzies Institute for Medical Research)
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Bennet McComish

University of Tasmania: Hobart, TAS, AU

2013-07-01 to 2015-10-31 | Researcher (School of Physical Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (1)

Massey University: Palmerston North, NZ

2008-07-01 to 2013-05 | PhD (Institute of Fundamental Sciences)
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Griffith University: Nathan, QLD, AU

2019-03-20 to present | Adjunct Research Fellow (Environmental Futures Research Institute)
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Funding (4)

Using genomic signatures of natural selection to elucidate the genetic architecture of multiple sclerosis

2022-12-14 to present | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.13300790
GRANT_NUMBER:

2020077
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Understanding individual differences in response to treatment for diabetic eye disease

2020-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation (Hobart, TAS, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

20-204
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Bennet McComish

Investigating the role of short tandem repeat sequence variation in multiple sclerosis

2018-01 to 2018-12 | Grant
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (NSW, NSW, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER:

17-0288
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Identifying the Genetic Causes and Modifiers of Paediatric Cataract

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National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.8853702
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1185477
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Works (20)

Comparison of baseline cataract rates in AB and TL wildtype zebrafish strains

Experimental Eye Research
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2024.109908
Part of ISSN: 0014-4835
Contributors: Bibek Khatiwada; Johanna L. Jones; Duran Zhao; Robert J. Gasperini; Bennet J. McComish; Kathryn P. Burdon
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Multiple Sclerosis Polygenic Risk Is Not Enriched in Three Multicase Families in Comparison to Population-Based Cases

Human Mutation
2024-05-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1155/2024/9268911
Contributors: Ming Chen; Allan Motyer; Bruce V. Taylor; Bennet J. McComish; Kathryn P. Burdon; Jac C. Charlesworth; Nicholas B. Blackburn; Stuart Scott
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Ancient and Modern Genomes Reveal Microsatellites Maintain a Dynamic Equilibrium Through Deep Time

Genome Biology and Evolution
2024-03-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evae017
Contributors: Bennet J McComish; Michael A Charleston; Matthew Parks; Carlo Baroni; Maria Cristina Salvatore; Ruiqiang Li; Guojie Zhang; Craig D Millar; Barbara R Holland; David M Lambert et al.
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The effect of insulin on response to intravitreal anti-VEGF injection in diabetic macular edema in type 2 diabetes mellitus

BMC Ophthalmology
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-022-02325-x
Part of ISSN: 1471-2415
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Pathogenic genetic variants identified in Australian families with paediatric cataract

BMJ Open Ophthalmology
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2022-001064
Contributors: Johanna L Jones; Bennet J McComish; Sandra E Staffieri; Emmanuelle Souzeau; Lisa S Kearns; James E Elder; Jac C Charlesworth; David A Mackey; Jonathan B Ruddle; Deepa Taranath et al.
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Identifying Genetic Biomarkers Predicting Response to Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections in Diabetic Macular Edema

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2022-04-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23074042
Part of ISSN: 1422-0067
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Comparing vision and macular thickness in neovascular age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusion patients treated with intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injections in clinical practice

BMJ Open Ophthalmology
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2021-000749
Contributors: Rajya L Gurung; Liesel M FitzGerald; Bennet J McComish; Alex W Hewitt; Nitin Verma; Kathryn P Burdon
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A multi-ethnic genome-wide association study implicates collagen matrix integrity and cell differentiation pathways in keratoconus

Communications Biology
2021-03-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01784-0
Contributors: Alison J. Hardcastle; Petra Liskova; Yelena Bykhovskaya; Bennet J. McComish; Alice E. Davidson; Chris F. Inglehearn; Xiaohui Li; Hélène Choquet; Mahmoud Habeeb; Sionne E. M. Lucas et al.
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Identifying Genetic Risk Factors for Diabetic Macular Edema and the Response to Treatment

Journal of Diabetes Research
2020-11-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1155/2020/5016916
Contributors: Rajya L. Gurung; Liesel M. FitzGerald; Bennet J. McComish; Nitin Verma; Kathryn P. Burdon; Jelizaveta Sokolovska
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Ancient and modern genomes reveal microsatellites maintain a dynamic equilibrium through deep time

2020-03-11 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2020.03.09.972364
Contributors: Bennet J. McComish; Michael A. Charleston; Matthew Parks; Carlo Baroni; Maria Cristina Salvatore; Ruiqiang Li; Guojie Zhang; Craig D. Millar; Barbara R. Holland; David M. Lambert
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Association of Genetic Variation With Keratoconus

JAMA Ophthalmology
2020-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.5293
Part of ISSN: 2168-6165
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Bennet McComish

MicroRNA-Related Genetic Variants Are Associated With Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
2019-09-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-25570
Part of ISSN: 1552-5783
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Bennet McComish

The Association Between Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis Risk: 1,25(OH)2D3 Induces Super-Enhancers Bound by VDR

2019-03-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00488
Part of ISSN: 1664-3224
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Bennet McComish

Progress and challenges in genome-wide studies to understand the genetics of diabetic retinopathy

Annals of Eye Science
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.21037/aes.2018.08.04
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New Zealand Passerines Help Clarify the Diversification of Major Songbird Lineages During the Oligocene.

Genome Biol Evol
2015-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evv196
Contributors: Gillian C. Gibb; Ryan England; Gerrit Hartig; P.A. (Trish) McLenachan; Briar L. Taylor Smith; Bennet J. McComish; Alan Cooper; David Penny
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the eastern grey kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus )

Mitochondrial DNA
2014-08-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.947583
Contributors: William G. Dodt; Bennet J. McComish; Maria A. Nilsson; Gillian C. Gibb; David Penny; Matthew J. Phillips
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Evolutionary relationships and divergence times among the native rats of Australia

Bmc Evolutionary Biology
2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1471-2148-10-375
Contributors: Robins, Judith H.; McLenachan, Patricia A.; Phillips, Matthew J.; McComish, Bennet J.; Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth; Ross, Howard A.
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Index-Free De Novo Assembly and Deconvolution of Mixed Mitochondrial Genomes

Genome Biology and Evolution
2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/gbe/evq029
Contributors: McComish, Bennet J.; Hills, Simon F. K.; Biggs, Patrick J.; Penny, David
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Whole genome sequencing of enriched chloroplast DNA using the Illumina GAII platform

Plant Methods
2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1746-4811-6-22
Contributors: Atherton, Robin A.; McComish, Bennet J.; Shepherd, Lara D.; Berry, Lorraine A.; Albert, Nick W.; Lockhart, Peter J.
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Mathematical elegance with biochemical realism: The covarion model of molecular evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution
2001 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1007/s002390010258
Contributors: Penny, D.; McComish, B. J.; Charleston, M. A.; Hendy, M. D.
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Peer review (17 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta ophthalmologica. (2)
Review activity for BMC genomics (7)
Review activity for Clinical & experimental ophthalmology (1)
Review activity for Eye and vision. (1)
Review activity for Journal of human hypertension (2)
Review activity for PeerJ. (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
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